Category «Euro 2016»

Radja Nainggolan is wanted by Chelsea as they prepare for a summer rebuild under Antonio Conte but the Italy manager may step back and consider his options after watching the Belgian roundly fail his Blues audition on Monday evening. Selected in central midfield against the Azzurri, Nainggolan allowed Belgium’s opening game of Euro 2016 to…

Jack Wilshere believes England set themselves a good standard of performance in their Euro 2016 opener on Saturday. The Three Lions were held to a 1-1 draw with Russia in Marseille, with a stoppage time goal from Vasili Berezutski cancelling out Eric Dier’s free-kick. But despite the initial disappointment of missing out on three points,…

UEFA has warned both the FA and the Russian Football Association that a repeat of the violence seen in Marseille could result in their ejection from the tournament England head-coach Roy Hodgson and skipper Wayne Rooney have issued a message to fans pleading for an end to violence after the Three Lions were threatened with…

Goal's Euro 2016 columnist is a big fan of the Real Madrid forward but believes he may struggle to cope with the responsibility on his shoulders with his national team Mario Balotelli has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's talents but has suggested that he may not have reached his full potential with Portugal due to the responsibility…

Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann has revealed that his footballing idol is not anyone French, like former stars Zinedine Zidane or Thierry Henry, but former England captain David Beckham. "I am an absolute fan," Griezmann told GQ France when asked about Beckham in a recent interview. "On the field, he had already class,…

The man, believed to be in his 20s, is said to have passed away at a beach in the early hours of Monday morning, with police revealing it was an accidental death A fan supporting Northern Ireland at Euro 2016 has died in an accident at a beach in Nice. Reports in France suggested the…

Germany have called up central defender Jonathan Tah as an injury replacement for Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger was expected to start Germany's opening game of Euro 2016 against Ukraine, with first-choice centre-back Mats Hummels unlikely to be fit in time to feature in that game. But the Roma defender ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his…

Antonio Conte's charges are one of the leading contenders to go all in the way at this summer's tournament in France, according to the Portugal and Real Madrid superstar Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has surprisingly named Italy as one of the favourites to win Euro 2016. The Azzurri have been written off in many quarters…

Belgium's squad for Euro 2016 cost more to assemble in transfer fees than that of any other nation, with their current clubs splashing out £318.9million. This puts Marc Wilmots' side well ahead of the second most pricey squad, Germany (who collectively cost £264.5m), England (£189.7m), France (£183.1m) and Spain (£177.65m). According to an in-depth analysis…